These are the richest Indians

There are a total of 55 billionaires from India on the list of 1,426 persons from across the world having a minimum net worth of $1 billion. Click on to know who have made it to Forbes India's top 10 rich list as of March 2013.

There are a total of 55 billionaires from India on the list of 1,426 persons from across the world having a minimum net worth of $1 billion. Click on to know who have made it to Forbes India's top 10 rich list as of March 2013.

Rank 1 | Mukesh Ambani | $21.5 billion

Mukesh Ambani is on the top of the list for the sixth time in a row with a net worth of $21.5 billion. In the overall rich list of world's billionaires, as per the annual ranking published by business magazine Forbes, the senior Ambani is ranked 22nd.

Rank 2 | Lakshmi Mittal | $16.5 billion

Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal is second on the list even as shares of ArcelorMittal have been under pressure on rising input costs and a fall in demand from Europe. Mr. Mittal is at 41st position in the overall rich list of world's billionaires.

Rank 3 | Azim Premji | $11.2 billion

Azim Premji, the founder of Wipro, is third with a net worth of $11.2 billion even though shares of the IT company remained flat on concerns over outsourcing. Just days back, Mr Premji announced that he is donating $2.2 billion, or a 12 per cent stake, in his IT outsourcer Wipro, to a trust to fund his education-focused Azim Premji Foundation.

Rank 4 | Dilip Shanghvi | $9.4 billion

Dilip Shanghvi, the founder and managing director of Sun Pharmaceutical, is fourth on the rich list. Mr. Shanghvi is credited with building Sun Pharma into one of the most profitable generic drugs companies in the world.

Rank 5 | Shashi & Ravi Ruia | $8.5 billion

Shashi (seen here on left) and Ravi Ruia of the multinational conglomerate Essar Group come next with a combined net worth of $8.5 billion.

Rank 6 | Kumar Manglam Birla | $7.9 billion

One of the youngest billionaires in India, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, is ranked sixth on the rich list.

Rank 7 | Savitri Jindal | $7.6 billion

Mother of Sajjan Jindal and chairperson of the OP Jindal Group, is the seventh richest Indian and the richest woman in India, according to the Forbes list.

Rank 8 | Sunil Mittal | $6.8 billion

Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Indian telecom mogul, philanthropist and the founder of Bharti Enterprises is ranked eighth on the list. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.

Rank 9 | Shiv Nadar | $6.5 billion

Shiv Nadar, an industrialist and philanthropist, ranks ninth on the rich list. The founder and chairman of HCL has since mid-1990s focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation.

Rank 10 | KP Singh | $6.3 billion

Kushal Pal Singh, the real estate mogul, ranks 10th on the rich list. He is the chairman and CEO of DLF, India's largest real estate developer.